Welcome to The Pulaski Beat (“Website”), located at thepulaskibeat.com. This Website is owned and operated by Vision and Tablets Publishing Company (“we,” “our,” or “us”).
By accessing or using this Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to these Terms, please discontinue use of the Website.
1. Ownership of Content
Unless otherwise stated, all content appearing on this Website is the exclusive intellectual property of Vision and Tablets and/or its creator, Adrienne Michel.
This includes, but is not limited to:
- Written articles
- Fictional news stories
- Novels and excerpts
- Characters
- Character names
- Character biographies
- Fictional cities
- Pulaski Heights
- The Pulaski Beat
- Maps
- Organizations
- Businesses
- Logos
- Artwork
- Graphics
- Illustrations
- Photographs
- Digital designs
- Worldbuilding materials
- Timelines
- Historical events
- Family trees
- Videos
- Audio recordings
- Podcasts
- Website design
- Original concepts
- Fictional governments
- Fictional locations
- Fictional publications
- All other creative works appearing on this Website.
These works are protected by copyright, trademark, trade dress, unfair competition, and other intellectual property laws of the United States and applicable international laws.
2. Fictional Universe
The Pulaski Beat is part of an original fictional universe created by Adrienne Michel.
Unless expressly identified otherwise, every person, business, organization, government agency, location, newspaper article, event, product, and publication appearing on this Website exists solely within this fictional universe.
Any resemblance to actual persons, living or deceased, businesses, organizations, cities, or events is purely coincidental.
3. Copyright Notice
No content from this Website may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, transmitted, distributed, displayed, adapted, translated, modified, stored, or otherwise exploited, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of Vision and Tablets.
This prohibition includes, but is not limited to:
- AI training datasets
- Large language model training
- Machine learning datasets
- Character databases
- Fan-made commercial works
- Games
- Films
- Television productions
- Graphic novels
- Merchandise
- Audio adaptations
- Digital archives
- Interactive media
- Websites
- Digital publications
except where expressly authorized in writing.
4. Characters and Worldbuilding
All fictional characters, including their names, personalities, appearances, dialogue, relationships, histories, organizations, locations, symbols, storylines, and associated worldbuilding elements appearing on this Website are the exclusive intellectual property of Vision and Tablets.
Unauthorized use, reproduction, adaptation, publication, commercialization, or creation of derivative works based upon these characters or any portion of the Pulaski Heights universe is strictly prohibited.
This protection includes, but is not limited to, characters, locations, organizations, publications, and concepts introduced through:
- The Pulaski Beat
- Pulaski Heights
- No Saints No Monsters
- Any future works published within the Pulaski Heights literary universe.
5. Trademarks
The following names, titles, logos, slogans, and branding elements are proprietary to Vision and Tablets and may be protected under trademark law and common law rights, whether or not formally registered:
- Vision and Tablets
- The Pulaski Beat
- Pulaski Heights
Nothing contained on this Website grants any license or right to use these marks without prior written permission.
6. Limited License
Visitors are granted a limited, revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use this Website solely for personal, informational, and non-commercial purposes.
You may not:
- reproduce any content
- scrape or harvest content
- mirror or archive the Website
- create derivative works
- republish content
- redistribute content
- commercially exploit content
- use any portion of the Website or its contents to train artificial intelligence or machine learning systems
- impersonate this publication
- remove copyright or proprietary notices
- misrepresent any fictional content as your own
without prior written permission from Vision and Tablets.
7. User Conduct
You agree not to:
- violate any applicable law
- interfere with the operation of the Website
- attempt unauthorized access to any portion of the Website
- upload malicious software or code
- harvest or collect user information
- impersonate another individual or organization
- infringe upon our intellectual property rights
- use the Website in any unlawful or fraudulent manner
8. Third-Party Links
This Website may contain links to third-party websites or services.
Vision and Tablets is not responsible for the content, availability, privacy practices, or policies of any third-party websites.
9. Disclaimer
The stories, articles, maps, graphics, images, and other materials appearing on this Website are provided for literary, entertainment, promotional, educational, and informational purposes.
The Pulaski Beat exists as an extension of an original fictional literary universe. Unless specifically identified otherwise, all reporting, businesses, organizations, government entities, locations, and events depicted on this Website are fictional.
10. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Vision and Tablets shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages arising out of or relating to the use of this Website or its contents.
11. Reservation of Rights
All rights not expressly granted in these Terms of Service are reserved by Vision and Tablets.
No ownership interest, license, assignment, or other right in any copyright, trademark, trade dress, character, fictional universe, story, artwork, logo, design, or other intellectual property is transferred by accessing or using this Website.
Access to this Website does not grant permission to reproduce, adapt, commercialize, publish, distribute, or otherwise exploit any portion of the Pulaski Heights literary universe or any other intellectual property owned by Vision and Tablets.
12. Changes to These Terms
Vision and Tablets reserves the right to modify these Terms of Service at any time.
Changes become effective immediately upon publication on this Website. Continued use of the Website constitutes acceptance of any revised Terms.
13. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict of law principles.
14. Contact
Questions regarding these Terms of Service may be directed to:
Vision and Tablets
Owner of The Pulaski Beat
visionandtablets.com